tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post2778132118474211248..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Why I hate LinkedInRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-31972542871352595292013-05-23T14:12:05.549-07:002013-05-23T14:12:05.549-07:00I find it embarrassing when people I know very wel...I find it embarrassing when people I know very well write and ask me WHY I want them to contact me through LinkedIn. Or they say, I've already friended you. Or, or, or. . . . Also, one very old acquaintance actually offered a testimonial about my abilities that she had absolutely no knowledge of. Maybe she thought she'd offend me by not writing it. LinkedIn sends messages to people over Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-49395613579163136422013-03-29T14:00:37.677-07:002013-03-29T14:00:37.677-07:00I usually go a visit their profile, then fifteen m...I usually go a visit their profile, then fifteen minutes later mail them back all excited and say, "You might be just the person we're looking for", and then never respond to them again. <br /><br />That's what the majority of users expect anyhow, because that's exactly what happens whenever they apply for a job. <br /><br />skankworkshttp://www.skankworks.net/linkedinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-42887199418457829272013-01-03T06:53:03.584-08:002013-01-03T06:53:03.584-08:00Well-said all. I loath Linkedin, and in fact bail...Well-said all. I loath Linkedin, and in fact bailed from it about a year ago. To my mind it's a more pretentious and ostentatious version of Facebook. Everything people say on Linkedin is so much insincere self-marketing fluff and drivel. In that regard it is much worse than Facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-42042776331682977182011-11-10T13:47:38.067-08:002011-11-10T13:47:38.067-08:00LinkedIn encourages fake, spammy connections. They...LinkedIn encourages fake, spammy connections. They don't seem to realize this cheapens their service greatly. If there is no integrity in their content, what have they [LinkedIn and said spammers] achieved?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-24895397200301643172010-09-03T16:14:59.891-07:002010-09-03T16:14:59.891-07:00i'm trying to find a way to sue Linkedin for h...i'm trying to find a way to sue Linkedin for harrassment. I quit the app a year ago due to all of the crap I was receiving. I appear to still be in their universe, juding by the dozens of friends who want me to be in their network. I've asked LinkedIn to purge me from their system, but they either cannot or will not. Therefore, everyone who asks me to be in their network is ignored byCarl Hammerdorferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692930959021110380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-26223977522922920902010-05-05T01:54:13.953-07:002010-05-05T01:54:13.953-07:00When I don't remember, I usually reply with, &...When I don't remember, I usually reply with, "Where did we meet?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-47664708955150340022010-05-03T09:03:07.474-07:002010-05-03T09:03:07.474-07:00After you getting such hint you can simply accept ...After you getting such hint you can simply accept the invitation ... or not -- depending on what your memories are about that person.<br />There is no need to feel embarrassed about forgetting something in our age of information overload.Dennis Gorelikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700219093521377626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-70454112713857395762010-05-03T07:52:14.787-07:002010-05-03T07:52:14.787-07:00Yes, that's option 3 above. In my case, becau...Yes, that's option 3 above. In my case, because I have such a bad memory for names, that runs the risk of getting a reply along the lines of, "Um yeah you know me. We met at that event last night." Or "we worked together for three years back in the day. How can you not remember that?"Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-70930865388346101672010-05-03T07:41:14.804-07:002010-05-03T07:41:14.804-07:00I usually reply: "do I know you?"I usually reply: "do I know you?"Dennis Gorelikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700219093521377626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-27508030366147516702010-04-30T23:01:33.948-07:002010-04-30T23:01:33.948-07:00I get similar linked in messages all the time. It ...I get similar linked in messages all the time. It would be nice if there was a way to add the people in a sort of purgatory that didn't offend them but didn't say, "I know, have worked with, and trust this person."Danstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407727136490964205noreply@blogger.com